2002 in Europe

This is a list of 2002 events that occurred in Europe.

Incumbents

• President Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Rexhep Meidani, President of Albania (1997–2002)
• #Alfred Moisiu, President of Albania (2002–2007)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Ilir Meta, Prime Minister of Albania (1999–2002)
• #Pandeli Majko, Prime Minister of Albania (2002)
• #Fatos Nano, Prime Minister of Albania (2002–2005)
• Monarchs Ã¢Â€Â“
• French Co-Prince Ã¢Â€Â“ Jacques Chirac, French Co-prince of Andorra (1995–2007)
• Co-Prince's Representative Ã¢Â€Â“ Philippe Massoni (2002–2007)
• Episcopal Co-Prince Ã¢Â€Â“ Joan Martí i Alanis, Episcopal Co-prince of Andorra (1970–2003)
• Co-Prince's Representative Ã¢Â€Â“ Nemesi Marqués Oste (1993–2012)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Marc Forné Molné, Head of Government of Andorra (1994–2005)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Robert Kocharyan, President of Armenia (1998–2008)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Andranik Margaryan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2000–2007)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Thomas Klestil, Federal President of Austria (1992–2004)
• Chancellor Ã¢Â€Â“ Wolfgang Schüssel, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2000–2007)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Heydar Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (1993–2003)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (1996–2003)
• (unrecognised, secessionist state)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Arkadi Ghukasyan, President of Nagorno-Karabakh (1997–2007)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Anushavan Danielyan, Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh (1999–2007)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Gennady Novitsky, Prime Minister of Belarus (2001–2004)
• Monarch Ã¢Â€Â“ Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993–2013)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999–2008)
• Head of State Ã¢Â€Â“ Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Serb Member Ã¢Â€Â“ Jozo Križanović (2001–2002; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2004–2005)
• Bosniak Member Ã¢Â€Â“ Sulejman Tihić (2002–2006; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2004)
• Croat Member Ã¢Â€Â“ Dragan Čović (2002–2005, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003–2004)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Zlatko Lagumdžija, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001–2002)
• #Dragan Mikerević, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001–2002)
• #Adnan Terzić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002–2007)
• High Representative Ã¢Â€Â“ Lord (Paddy) Ashdown, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002–2006)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Petar Stoyanov, President of Bulgaria (1997–2002)
• #Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria (2002–2012)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2001–2005)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Stjepan Mesić, President of Croatia (2000–2010)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Ivica Račan, Prime Minister of Croatia (2000–2003)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Glafcos Clerides, President of Cyprus (1993–2003)
• (unrecognised, secessionist state)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Rauf Denktaş, President of Northern Cyprus (1976–2005)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Derviş Eroğlu, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (1996–2004)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic (1993–2003)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #MiloÅ¡ Zeman, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1998–2002)
• #Vladimír Å pidla, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2002–2004)
• Monarch Ã¢Â€Â“ Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972–2024)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2001–2009)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Arnold Rüütel, President of Estonia (2001–2006)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• # Mart Laar, Prime Minister of Estonia (1999–2002)
• # Siim Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia (2002–2004)
• President of the European Commission: Romano Prodi (1999–2004)
• President of the Parliament:
• Nicole Fontaine (until 16 January)
• Pat Cox (starting 16 January)
• President of the European Council:
• Jose Maria Aznar (January–June)
• Anders Fogh Rasmussen (July–December)
• Presidency of the Council of the EU:
• Spain (January–July)
• Denmark (July–December)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000–2012)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland (1995–2003)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–2007)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France (1997–2002)
• #Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Prime Minister of France (2002–2005)
• Georgia
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Eduard Shevardnadze, Acting President of Georgia (1995–2003)
• (unrecognised, secessionist state)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Vladislav Ardzinba, President of Abkhazia (1990–2005)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Anri Jergenia, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2001–2002)
• #Gennadi Gagulia, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2002–2003)
• (unrecognised, secessionist state)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Eduard Kokoity, President of South Ossetia (2001–2011)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Gerasim Khugayev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2001–2003)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Johannes Rau, Federal President of Germany (1999–2004)
• Chancellor Ã¢Â€Â“ Gerhard Schröder, Federal Chancellor of Germany (1998–2005)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, President of Greece (1995–2005)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece (1996–2004)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Ferenc Mádl, President of Hungary (2000–2005)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002)
• #Péter Medgyessy, Prime Minister of Hungary (2002–2004)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996–2016)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Davíð Oddsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1991–2004)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997–2011)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach of Ireland (1997–2008)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy (1999–2006)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Silvio Berlusconi, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2001–2006)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Vaira VÄ«Ä·e-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999–2007)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Andris Bērziņš, Prime Minister of Latvia (2000–2002)
• #Einars RepÅ¡e, Prime Minister of Latvia (2002–2004)
• Monarch Ã¢Â€Â“ Hans-Adam II, Prince Regnant of Liechtenstein (1989–present)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Otmar Hasler, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (2001–2009)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania (1998–2003)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Algirdas Brazauskas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001–2006)
• Monarch Ã¢Â€Â“ Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995–2013)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Boris Trajkovski, President of Macedonia (1999–2004)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Ljubčo Georgievski, President of the Government of Macedonia (1998–2002)
• #Branko Crvenkovski, President of the Government of Macedonia (2002–2004)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Guido de Marco, President of Malta (1999–2004)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Eddie Fenech Adami, Prime Minister of Malta (1998–2004)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Vladimir Voronin, President of Moldova (2001–2009)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Vasile Tarlev, Prime Minister of Moldova (2001–2008)
• (unrecognised, secessionist state)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Igor Smirnov, President of Transnistria (1990–2011)
• Monarch Ã¢Â€Â“ Rainier III, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Patrick Leclercq, Minister of State of Monaco (2000–2005)
• Monarch Ã¢Â€Â“ Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980–2013)
• (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• # Wim Kok, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1994–2002)
• # Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2002–2010)
• (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
• see
• (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
• see
• Monarch Ã¢Â€Â“ Harald V, King of Norway (1991–present)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway (2001–2005)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland (1995–2005)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Leszek Miller, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2001–2004)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal (1996–2006)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Antonio Guterres, Prime Minister of Portugal (1995–2002)
• #José Manuel Barroso, Prime Minister of Portugal (2002–2004)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Ion Iliescu, President of Romania (2000–2004)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Adrian Năstase, Prime Minister of Romania (2000–2004)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (1999–2008)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Mikhail Kasyanov, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2000–2004)
• Kosovo (Self-Governing Entity under UN administration)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Ibrahim Rugova, President of Kosovo (2002–2006)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Bajram Rexhepi, Prime Minister of Kosovo (2002–2004)
• UN Special Representative Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Charles H. Brayshaw, Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2002)
• #Michael Steiner, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2002–2003)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia (1999–2004)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998–2006)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Milan Kučan, President of Slovenia (1991–2002)
• #Janez DrnovÅ¡ek, President of Slovenia (2002–2007)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Janez DrnovÅ¡ek, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2000–2002)
• #Anton Rop, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2002–2004)
• Monarch Ã¢Â€Â“ Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1975–2014)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ José María Aznar, President of the Government of Spain (1996–2004)
• Monarch Ã¢Â€Â“ Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973–present)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1996–2006)
• Council Ã¢Â€Â“ Federal Council of Switzerland
• Members Ã¢Â€Â“ Moritz Leuenberger (1995–2010), Pascal Couchepin (1998–2009), Joseph Deiss (1999–2006; President of Switzerland, 2004), Samuel Schmid (2000–2008), Micheline Calmy-Rey (2002–2011), Ruth Metzler (1999–2003), and Kaspar Villiger (1989–2003)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000–2007)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Bülent Ecevit, Prime Minister of Turkey (1999–2002)
• #Abdullah Gül, Prime Minister of Turkey (2002–2003)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine (1994–2005)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Anatoliy Kinakh, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2001–2002)
• #Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2002–2005)
• Monarch Ã¢Â€Â“ Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007)
• (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
• Lieutenant-Governor Ã¢Â€Â“ Ian Macfadyen, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man (2000–2005)
• Chief Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Richard Corkill, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (2001–2004)
• (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
• Lieutenant-Governor Ã¢Â€Â“ Sir John Foley, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (2000–2005)
• Bailiff Ã¢Â€Â“ Sir de Vic Carey, Bailiff of Guernsey (1999–2005)
• (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
• Lieutenant-Governor Ã¢Â€Â“ Sir John Cheshire, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (2001–2006)
• Bailiff Ã¢Â€Â“ Sir Philip Bailhache, Bailiff of Jersey (1995–2009)
• (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
• Governor Ã¢Â€Â“ Sir David Durie, Governor of Gibraltar (2000–2003)
• Chief Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Peter Caruana, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1996–2011)
• Monarch Ã¢Â€Â“ Pope John Paul II, Sovereign of Vatican City (1978–2005)
• Head of Government Ã¢Â€Â“ Cardinal Edmund Szoka, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (1997–2006)
• Holy See (sui generis subject of public international law)
• Secretary of State Ã¢Â€Â“ Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990–2006)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Svetozar Marović, President of Yugoslavia (2000–2003)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ DragiÅ¡a PeÅ¡ić, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (2001–2003)

Events

• 21 April – first round of the presidential election: Jacques Chirac and Jean-Marie le Pen poll the most votes. This was a major political event, both nationally and internationally, as it was the first time someone like Le Pen with such far-right views had qualified for the second round of a French presidential election. Two weeks of demonstrations against the National Front follow.
• 5 May – second round of the presidential election. Jacques Chirac returns for a second term as President of the French Republic.

November

• The European Christian Political Party (ECPP), a European political party is founded in Lakitelek, Hungary.

Deaths

January

• Rolando Del Bello, Italian tennis player (b. 1925)
• Astrid Sampe, Swedish textile designer (b. 1909)
• Armi Aavikko, Finnish beauty queen and singer (b. 1958)
• Ian Grist, British Conservative politician (b. 1938)

March

• John Challens, British scientist and civil servant, helped develop Britain's first atomic bomb (b. 1915)

See also

• 2002 in the European Union

Notes

References